Hi everyone! Today's day 1 for me on the pre op diet and I'm currently sipping on a delicious french vanillaProtein Shake. I'm feeling determined, anxious, excited, and motivated to complete this liquid diet. I'm afraid this feeling will diminish once temptation is put in front of me or I start to get hungry. Does anyone have any tips to stay motivated or to avoid temptation? Especially temptation and pressure to eat from coworkers and friends who don't know about the surgery?

Also, my surgery is August 5th and I would love to find a friend to go through this with. If anyone's surgery is around the same time as mine feel free to message me!

I began reducing my volume and caloric intake about 8 weeks ago. I slowly, slowly lost around 10 pounds. Hard to know because I only bought a scale half way through.

I began the pre surgical diet 3 days ago and my scale has shown a drop of 4 pounds! That encouraged me! I have no problems until night time. That's when I get hungry!

I have been splitting my delicious shakes in half. Taking a 20 minute break between the two halves. I also make a bowl of sugar freeJello in the morning and that is my evening snack.

So I think the actual fact you can loose weight on the presurgical diet is a huge motivator.

I am having problems with some friends who are really all about just staying fat and enjoying their lives. They are very against me doing this. My supportive friends are all really into eating healthy, and they are into smoothies and shakes already so its pretty much easier with them.

I began reducing my volume and caloric intake about 8 weeks ago. I slowly, slowly lost around 10 pounds. Hard to know because I only bought a scale half way through.

I began the pre surgical diet 3 days ago and my scale has shown a drop of 4 pounds! That encouraged me! I have no problems until night time. That's when I get hungry!

I have been splitting my delicious shakes in half. Taking a 20 minute break between the two halves. I also make a bowl of sugar freeJello in the morning and that is my evening snack.

So I think the actual fact you can loose weight on the presurgical diet is a huge motivator.

I am having problems with some friends who are really all about just staying fat and enjoying their lives. They are very against me doing this. My supportive friends are all really into eating healthy, and they are into smoothies and shakes already so its pretty much easier with them.

Best of luck! I am going in for a tune up of my pouch and RNY, on July 31.

Wow! Sounds like you're doing great! I guess once I start losing weight on this diet I'll continue to stay motivated. Maybe I should start sleeping early because I also get hungriest at night.

You're right, Protein Shakes are not really weird to be having but I'm just trying to be extra careful so that my coworkers don't find out I'm having surgery. I ended up pouring two shakes in a container and added a ton of ice. I've been sipping all day and just finished. One of them asked me what I was drinking this morning and the first thing I blurted out was horchata lol.

My advice is when you get hungry or start craving something drink a Protein Shake. It fills you up and your thought of food will pass because you won't be hungry. If it doesn't try some pudding or Jello. Good Luck!

I feel the same. Its a psychological thing for sure. We gotta do everything possible to stay strong! I've been trying to think about it this way: If I cant do the pre op diet without cheating then I cant do the diet after surgery and I wont have long term success.

My advice is when you get hungry or start craving something drink a Protein Shake. It fills you up and your thought of food will pass because you won't be hungry. If it doesn't try some pudding or Jello. Good Luck!

Thanks! Ill definitely try that! Do you think it will work the same with ProteinWater and be just as filling? I just bought a pack of the orange mango Premier Protein water and I noticed it has less calories than the Atkinsshake I'm currently drinking.

My nutritionist told me to stick to minimum 15 grams of protein per shake and four shakes per day. I've been drinking AtkinsProtein Shakes. I'm going to switch to the Premiere Water and shakes because they have less calories of fat and more Vitamins then the one I'm currently drinking.

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I lost my husband due to a massive heart attack on 3/2/2020. This journey just gets harder & harder. In the past 5-1/2 yrs I've lost both of my parents AND my husband. It's a miracle that I've managed to do this bariatric weight-loss at all. ... Right after my husband's death I was having trouble getting in enough food or hydration, now, the past couple of days I have been on the opposite end of the spectrum. Now I'm worried that I'm going to backslide and gain back some of the weight I've lost... I don't want that to happen, but am at a total loss what to do other than being hyper-vigilant about my food intake which, admittedly, will work, but I feel is unrealistic. I'm open to suggestions, not judgements.